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Open Access 15-04-2024 | Research Article

Born Global Maturity: Strategic Aspects and Performance Consequences

Born global firms (BGs) contribute significantly to economic growth, but few studies have examined the post-internationalization stage of BGs. In addition, studies of the impact of changes in strategic aspects as BGs mature on BG performance and …

Authors:
Kalanit Efrat, Yoel Asseraf

12-04-2024 | Research Article

The Role of Inward FDI and Family Firm Heterogeneity on Foreign Location Choice: Evidence from India

The purpose of this study is to examine the internal and external factors that influence the location choice decision of family firms. Drawing on two streams of literature—family firm and international business—we investigate the role that inward …

Authors:
Arindam Mondal, Somnath Lahiri

03-04-2024 | Research Article

The Performance of Decision-Making Strategies in SME Internationalization: The Role of Host Market’s Institutional Development

The possibility that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) mix and match prediction and non-prediction while making decisions during internationalization remains a highly unaddressed scenario. The rare studies considering it do not go beyond …

Authors:
Martin Johanson, Luis Oliveira

03-04-2024 | Editorial

Protectionism in the International Business: Editorial to the Focused Issue

Despite the scholarly recognition that internationalization is a rather complex process that is neither always forward moving nor monotonic, and the fact that there are cycles of de-internationalization and re-internationalization, the antecedents …

Authors:
Shlomo Yedidia Tarba, Mohammad Faisal Ahammad, Ilan Alon, Jeremy Clegg, Ilan Vertinsky

Open Access 28-03-2024 | Research Article

Paradigms in Qualitative IB Research: Trends, Analysis and Recommendations

This paper examines trends, challenges and opportunities in terms of research methodologies in qualitative IB research. In particular, it examines trends for the dominant (positivism/(post)positivism) paradigm versus alternative paradigms (i.e. …

Authors:
Roberta Aguzzoli, Jorge Lengler, Stewart R. Miller, Agnieszka Chidlow

Open Access 27-03-2024 | Research Article

The Curvilinear Impact of Cultural Friction on Foreign Divestment

International business scholars have long recognized the potential influence of cultural differences on foreign divestment; however, the empirical results are mixed. Our study helps resolve this contradiction and contribute to the existing …

Authors:
Ha Nguyen, Jorma Larimo, Douglas Dow